Chapter 10 of Bill Bolton—Flying Midshipman is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Bill Bolton—Flying Midshipman is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Eight o’clock, suh! A fine hot day—an’ yo’ baf is runnin’.” Bill opened his eyes and stared upward from a soft pillow into the grinning face of an ancient negro. “Ise Sam. Reckon Marse Osceola done tell yo’all ‘bout me.
Chapter 10 of Bill Bolton—Flying Midshipman is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
From this reading “Reckon Marse Osceola done tell yo’all ‘bout me.”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “Bill opened his eyes and stared upward from a soft pillow into the grinning face of an ancient negro.”
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading “Bill opened his eyes and stared upward from a soft pillow into the grinning face of an ancient negro.”
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading “Bill opened his eyes and stared upward from a soft pillow into the grinning face of an ancient negro.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “Reckon Marse Osceola done tell yo’all ‘bout me.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading ““Ise Sam.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Bill opened his eyes and stared upward from a soft pillow into the grinning face of an ancient negro.”
directed up
From this reading “Bill opened his eyes and stared upward from a soft pillow into the grinning face of an ancient negro.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Bill opened his eyes and stared upward from a soft pillow into the grinning face of an ancient negro.”
In this reading “Bill opened his eyes and stared upward from a soft pillow into the grinning face of an ancient negro.”
In this reading “A fine hot day—an’ yo’ baf is runnin’.””
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A fine hot day—an’ yo’ baf is runnin’.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A fine hot day—an’ yo’ baf is runnin’.”
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Bill opened his eyes and stared upward from a soft pillow into the grinning face of an ancient negro.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bill opened his eyes and stared upward from a soft pillow into the grinning face of an ancient negro.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A fine hot day—an’ yo’ baf is runnin’.”
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Bill opened his eyes and stared upward from a soft pillow into the grinning face of an ancient negro.
(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
From this reading Reckon Marse Osceola done tell yo’all ‘bout me.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A fine hot day—an’ yo’ baf is runnin’.”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Reckon Marse Osceola done tell yo’all ‘bout me.
being one more than seven
From this reading “Eight o’clock, suh!
opinion or judgment
From this reading Bill opened his eyes and stared upward from a soft pillow into the grinning face of an ancient negro.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Bill opened his eyes and stared upward from a soft pillow into the grinning face of an ancient negro.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading A fine hot day—an’ yo’ baf is runnin’.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Bill opened his eyes and stared upward from a soft pillow into the grinning face of an ancient negro.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading Bill opened his eyes and stared upward from a soft pillow into the grinning face of an ancient negro.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bill opened his eyes and stared upward from a soft pillow into the grinning face of an ancient negro.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading A fine hot day—an’ yo’ baf is runnin’.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Bill opened his eyes and stared upward from a soft pillow into the grinning face of an ancient negro.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A fine hot day—an’ yo’ baf is runnin’.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ise Sam.
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From this reading Reckon Marse Osceola done tell yo’all ‘bout me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Reckon Marse Osceola done tell yo’all ‘bout me.
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading Bill opened his eyes and stared upward from a soft pillow into the grinning face of an ancient negro.
according to the clock
From this reading “Eight o’clock, suh!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bill opened his eyes and stared upward from a soft pillow into the grinning face of an ancient negro.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Bill opened his eyes and stared upward from a soft pillow into the grinning face of an ancient negro.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reckon Marse Osceola done tell yo’all ‘bout me.
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading Bill opened his eyes and stared upward from a soft pillow into the grinning face of an ancient negro.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Reckon Marse Osceola done tell yo’all ‘bout me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A fine hot day—an’ yo’ baf is runnin’.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “Ise Sam.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Bill opened his eyes and stared upward from a soft pillow into the grinning face of an ancient negro.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Bill opened his eyes and stared upward from a soft pillow into the grinning face of an ancient negro.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Eight o’clock, suh!
express in words
From this reading Reckon Marse Osceola done tell yo’all ‘bout me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bill opened his eyes and stared upward from a soft pillow into the grinning face of an ancient negro.
directed up
From this reading Bill opened his eyes and stared upward from a soft pillow into the grinning face of an ancient negro.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A fine hot day—an’ yo’ baf is runnin’.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reckon Marse Osceola done tell yo’all ‘bout me.
Chapter 10 of Bill Bolton—Flying Midshipman by Noel Sainsbury holds 207 sentences, grouped into 42 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 10 holds 207 sentences of Bill Bolton—Flying Midshipman, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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